Glo Goes Shopping

; Tandem Library 1999

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Glo is a consumer who wants to find just the right birthday present for her friend Nandi. At the mall, she browses in the stores, considering the many overwhelming choices.

Economic Concepts

Consumers
Spending
Decision-Making
Choices
Opportunity Costs

Grade Levels

Primary (K-3)

Related Subjects

Multicultural
Personal Finance

Teacher Tips for Using this Book

from EconEd

Lesson 6, Glo Goes Shopping
from Personal Finance and Children’s Literature:
Students explore alternative gifts for Glo to give her friend. They discover how Glo made her decision based on criteria she set, and determine her opportunity cost.

from EconEd

Lesson 8, We Are Consumers, from Pocket Power
(to be used with Glo Goes Shopping)
Students discover consumers and learn that consumers want both goods and services as they fill their pockets with pictures of wants.